Kirill Vyshinsky
Kirill Vyshinsky | |
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Кирилл Вышинский | |
Vyshinsky in 2019 | |
| Born | 19 February 1967 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 23 August 2025 (aged 58) Moscow, Russia |
| Citizenship | Soviet → Ukrainian, Russian |
| Alma mater | Dnipro National University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | RIA Novosti |
| Criminal charge | Treason (2018) |
| Criminal status | Released (2019) |
Kirill Valeryevich Vyshinsky (Russian: Кирилл Валериевич Вышинский; Ukrainian: Кирило Валерійович Вишинський, romanized: Kyrylo Valeriiovych Vyshynskyi; 19 February 1967 – 23 August 2025) was a Ukrainian–Russian journalist. He was the director of RIA Novosti's Ukraine branch (2014–2018). In 2018, Vyshinsky was arrested in Ukraine on charges of treason. In September 2019 he was exchanged with Russia where he continued his journalistic career.